diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.test.tsx
index 4ffd7472048..094b94573e0 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.test.tsx
@@ -113,6 +113,24 @@ describe('DashboardScene', () => {
         expect(scene.state.isEditing).toBe(true);
       });
 
+      it('Exiting already saved dashboard should not restore initial state', () => {
+        scene.setState({ title: 'Updated title' });
+        expect(scene.state.isDirty).toBe(true);
+
+        scene.saveCompleted({} as Dashboard, {
+          id: 1,
+          slug: 'slug',
+          uid: 'dash-1',
+          url: 'sss',
+          version: 2,
+          status: 'aaa',
+        });
+
+        expect(scene.state.isDirty).toBe(false);
+        scene.exitEditMode({ skipConfirm: true });
+        expect(scene.state.title).toEqual('Updated title');
+      });
+
       it('Should start the detect changes worker', () => {
         expect(worker.onmessage).toBeDefined();
       });
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
index 095115da308..ce824877e79 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> {
         folderUid: folderUid,
       },
     });
+
     this._changeTracker.startTrackingChanges();
   }
 
@@ -245,14 +246,14 @@ export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> {
     }
   }
 
-  public exitEditMode({ skipConfirm }: { skipConfirm: boolean }) {
+  public exitEditMode({ skipConfirm, restoreIntialState }: { skipConfirm: boolean; restoreIntialState?: boolean }) {
     if (!this.canDiscard()) {
       console.error('Trying to discard back to a state that does not exist, initialState undefined');
       return;
     }
 
     if (!this.state.isDirty || skipConfirm) {
-      this.exitEditModeConfirmed();
+      this.exitEditModeConfirmed(restoreIntialState || this.state.isDirty);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> {
     );
   }
 
-  private exitEditModeConfirmed() {
+  private exitEditModeConfirmed(restoreIntialState = true) {
     // No need to listen to changes anymore
     this._changeTracker.stopTrackingChanges();
     // Stop url sync before updating url
@@ -286,9 +287,13 @@ export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> {
       })
     );
 
-    // locationService.replace({ pathname: this._initialUrlState?.pathname, search: this._initialUrlState?.search });
-    // Update state and disable editing
-    this.setState({ ...this._initialState, isEditing: false });
+    if (restoreIntialState) {
+      //  Restore initial state and disable editing
+      this.setState({ ...this._initialState, isEditing: false });
+    } else {
+      // Do not restore
+      this.setState({ isEditing: false });
+    }
     // and start url sync again
     this.startUrlSync();
     // Disable grid dragging
@@ -315,7 +320,7 @@ export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> {
     newState.version = versionRsp.version;
 
     this._initialState = newState;
-    this.exitEditMode({ skipConfirm: false });
+    this.exitEditMode({ skipConfirm: false, restoreIntialState: true });
 
     return true;
   };